Pawling crash kills teen driver, injures two passengers

PAWLING >> A 17-year-old male died and two passengers were hurt in an early morning car crash believed to have been caused by speeding, according to authorities.

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Kevin Taylor of Holmes was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened about 12:30 a.m. Sunday on state Route 292 in the town of Pawling.

The Sheriff’s Office said that Taylor was driving southbound in a 2004 Subaru Impreza when he lost control on curves in the roadway. The car spun and struck a utility pole and several trees before coming to rest, deputies said.

Passengers in the vehicle, Emily Ketchum, 18, and Kendal Spray, 17, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Danbury Hospital in Connecticut for treatment, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies said unsafe speed appears to have caused the accident. They said it does not appear drugs or alcohol played a role.

All the people in the car were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, the Sheriff’s Office said.